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A Designer’s Guide to Business Intelligence: Foundations of Process, Client and Financial Management Success

Ready to take your project management skillset to the next level?

Dive deep into the art of project management with Justin Smith of Zweig Group at one of our immersive full-day workshops in New York on June 6th or in Los Angeles on June 13th!

Join us to discover the keys to consistent success, from crafting bulletproof plans to optimizing profitability, and leveraging Key Performance Indicators to navigate your business’s success.

As a bonus – participants will receive complimentary access to Zweig Group’s Summer 2024 Artificial Intelligence Webinar and a discount code for any 2024 Zweig Group event (up to $299 total value)!

Seize this opportunity to transform your approach and become a project management powerhouse!

Workshop Description:
Bringing together the latest research into high-performing projects and our work with over one thousand project managers in the past three years, this workshop will equip project managers with the foundations for successful project leadership, including:

  •  How to design and execute a repeatable, consistent project process.
  •  How to estimate and structure project fees to ensure profitability.
  •  How to measure the success of projects using Key Performance Indicators.
  •  How to neutralize common project challenges.

Workshop Content:
Module 1. Evaluating Opportunities and Pricing Work
a.     Core tenants of an effective Go/No-Go process.
b.     Introduction to Value-based pricing.
c.     Developing project fees.

Module 2. Building Effective Project Plans
a.     Critical elements of an effective project plan.
b.     Staffing projects and scheduling work.
c.     Running the Perfect Kickoff meeting.

Module 3. Managing Project Execution
a.     The numbers every project manager should know to drive business performance.
b.     Using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to drive better decisions.
c.     Cash flow fundamentals for project managers.

Module 4. Closing out projects
a.     Project debriefing.
b.     Producing action from your Lessons Learned analysis.
 
This interactive workshop will introduce concepts, demonstrate simple frameworks for implementation, and allow attendees to identify pathways to implement the approaches at their firms. Attendees will leave the workshop with new knowledge and skills and will have practiced their new skills by working on small group exercises with their peers.

(Group discounts available – message education@businessoflight.org for more information.)

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